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The launch of Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft first crewed test flight was called off shortly before lift-off on Monday, US space agency NASA said. The launch was called off due to a faulty oxygen relief valve, NASA said. US astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams had returned to crew quarters. No new date for the test flight to the International Space Station (ISS) was announced. Boeing plans to use the Starliner to transport astronauts to the ISS in future, providing an alternative to the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule. Once certified, it will carry up to four crew members to the station. The S…

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